Robert Gates (Former U.S. Defense Secretary) Newsletter
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The F-22 Raptor Fighter Mistake That Has Generals Shaking Their Heads
04 Dec 2025 08:35 GMT
… at 187 jets after then–Defense Secretary Bob Gates killed the program … , while the Navy has 45 F-35Cs, and the Marine Corps has … the book Air Power Abandoned: Robert Gates, the F-22 Raptor and … , Kosovo, Japan, Germany, and the Pentagon). Chris holds a B.A …
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The decline and fall of the British Army
28 Nov 2025 00:00 GMT
… defence secretaries, Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates, the UK had five. … what most worry US generals who might have to … Germany and Army units in the Royal Marines’ commando brigade … 2035. But the NATO secretary general and many European intelligence agencies …
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F-22 Raptor Has a Problem That the Air Force Can’t Ever Fix Now
21 Dec 2025 02:30 GMT
… comrade-in-arms.
The U.S Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps alike … before then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Bob Gates made the incredibly … the book “Air Power Abandoned: Robert Gates, the F-22 Raptor and … Kosovo, Japan, Germany, and the Pentagon). Chris holds a B.A …
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Rumsfeld’s Ghost: Defense Reform in War and Peace
14 Nov 2025 06:24 GMT
… as secretary of defense in November 2006. His successor, Robert Gates, … inherited a “grim situation” when he arrived at the Pentagon … 47;11 threats. Large Army divisions have been subdivided … in the pursuit of defense transformation.
The most …
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Hegseth says he wants the Pentagon to prioritize speed over cost when buying weapons
07 Nov 2025 21:26 GMT
… rolling over.”
The defense secretary argued his changes are … Moscow, which is armed with advanced missiles and … armored vehicles that weren’t designed for the conflict.
Then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates … ;
More recently, other Pentagon efforts have tried to …
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‘This Is Already a Compromise’ – Zelensky Won’t Alter Constitution to Rule Out NATO Membership
19 Dec 2025 05:06 GMT
… realize that a strong Ukrainian army strengthens NATO rather than the … in particular to then-US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. “On the contrary,” he continued …
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How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience
04 Oct 2025 05:31 GMT
… argument. Secretary of Defence in the Bush Administration, Robert Gates, for … strategic posturing.
Pakistan’s army, in conclusion, is not … defines their nationalism the army will never cede power … were seen by the army, and ultimately by indoctrinated …
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Obama secretary of defense Robert Gates says Obama didn't deserve Nobel Prize when he got it
17 Jul 2025 20:00 GMT
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Robert Gates: Four Decades of Truckling
12 Jun 2025 08:22 GMT
Photograph Source: Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel – Public Domain
Former CIA director Robert M. Gates was on “Face the Nation” last month and demonstrated that there has never been a better truckler in the federal bureaucracy over the past four …
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Watch CBS News' Margaret Brennan Get Schooled by Robert Gates on the NSC's Mission
19 May 2025 11:36 GMT
… that a problem?
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates slapped down the panic porn … White House complex," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.
"I… pic.twitter … to get into it with Secretary of State Marco Rubio over …
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